CF61 1ZD Vale of Glamorgan
Live postcode, introduced January 1993. Ward: St Bride's Major.
Streets
- Unnamed street near Llan Road, Sain Dunwyd: 2 addresses
Council tax
What each band costs in Vale of Glamorgan in 2026-27: Band D £2,232 a year on average, including the police and community council charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,488 | £1,736 | £1,984 | £2,232 | £2,727 | £3,223 | £3,719 | £4,463 | £5,207 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band F (22% of about 720 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: none.
- Article 4 directions, tree preservation orders and green belt: Wales has no national record of these; the council's planning department holds them.
Flood risk
None of the 2 address points in this postcode is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water on Natural Resources Wales's map. Outside those areas the chance is under 0.1% (1 in 1,000) a year.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. The map allows for flood defences. Address points are every property record (UPRN) in the postcode, each counted if it is in an area or within 5 m of one (the maps stop at building walls); a few are not homes, such as garages, business units or caravan pitches. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3. Welsh zones include an allowance for climate change.
Height above sea level
The postcode's addresses are about 67 m above sea level.
Broadband
Superfast 0%, ultrafast 0%, gigabit 0% of premises; 50% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Llantwit Major 266,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.1 km (2.5 miles) |
| Bridgend 1.4 million journeys in 2024–25 | 11.1 km (6.9 miles) | |
| Wildmill 29,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 12.6 km (7.9 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 0 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest St Donats Junction | 560 m (0.3 miles) |
| Bus or coach station | Llantwit Major Interchange | 4.1 km (2.6 miles) |
| EV charging points | Wine Street Car Park | 3.7 km (2.3 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 13.8 km (8.6 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Eryl Surgery | 3.9 km (2.4 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Well | 4.1 km (2.5 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Calgary Dental Surgery | 3.9 km (2.4 miles) |
| Hospital | Princess Of Wales Hospital | 12.2 km (7.6 miles) |
| Police station | South Wales Police HQ | 10 km (6.2 miles) |
| Cash machines | The Cooperative Food Llantwit Major, Boverton Road Cashzone | 4 km (2.5 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Playing field | King George's Field 4.3 ha | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Area of Shrunken Medieval Village, a scheduled monument, 520 m (0.3 miles) north-west. 10 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Area of Shrunken Medieval Village | Scheduled monument | 520 m (0.3 miles) north-west |
| Church of the Holy Trinity | Listed building, Grade I | 870 m (0.5 miles) west |
| St. Donat's Castle | Registered park or garden, Grade I | 1 km (0.6 miles) south-east |
| St Donat's Churchyard Cross | Scheduled monument | 1 km (0.6 miles) south-east |
| Nash Point Camp | Scheduled monument | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Windmill Covert | Wood | 560 m (0.3 miles) east |
| Gribble's Covert | Wood | 580 m (0.4 miles) east |
| Cwm Hancorne | Valley | 840 m (0.5 miles) south-east |
| St Donat's Bay | Bay | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) south-east |
| Pysgodlyn | Lake or reservoir | 2 km (1.3 miles) north |
| Col-huw Point | Wetland | 3.1 km (1.9 miles) south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 2.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 4.4 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 7.1 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within both the UK limits and the WHO guidelines.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 2 | 2 |
None of the postcode's 2 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic or railways.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Vale of Glamorgan: see them on the Vale of Glamorgan page.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 54 | 43 |
| Children under 15 | 10% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 29% | 21% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 88% | 66% |
| Owned outright | 48% | 38% |
| Shared ownership | 2% | under 1% |
| Social rented | 0% | 17% |
| Private rented | 10% | 17% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 55% | 54% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 2% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 32% | 25% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | under 1% | 6% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 50% | 26% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 42% | 61% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | under 1% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 3% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 3% | 8% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 35% | 60% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 9% | 10% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 56% | 32% |
| No qualifications | 10% | 20% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 6% |
| Main language English or Welsh (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 97% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | under 1% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 9 of 10 on the Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of Wales's 1,917 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Unnamed street near Llan Road.